Dasaj Population, Caste, Working Data Mahesana, Gujarat - Census 2011

Dasaj is a village situated in Unjha taluka of Mahesana district in Gujarat. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,158 families residing in the village Dasaj. The total population of Dasaj is 5,277 out of which 2,679 are males and 2,598 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Dasaj is 970.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Dasaj village is 599 which is 11% of the total population. There are 302 male children and 297 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Dasaj is 983 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (970) of Dasaj village.

Population
5,277
Families
1,158
Literacy
77.38%
Sex Ratio
970

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Dasaj is 77.4%. Thus Dasaj village has higher literacy rate compared to 73.8% of Mahesana district. The male literacy rate is 87.25% and the female literacy rate is 67.19% in Dasaj village.

As of Mar 2016, the Sarpanch of Dasaj village is PRAJAPATI VISNUBHAI. As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Dasaj village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Dasaj Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Dasaj village.

Total Male Female
Children 599 302 297
Literacy 77.38% 87.25% 67.19%
Scheduled Caste 674 349 325
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 1,657 605 1,052

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 12.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Dasaj village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Dasaj village out of total population, 1,989 were engaged in work activities. 80.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 19.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,989 workers engaged in Main Work, 505 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 545 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,595 1,436 159
Cultivators 505 478 27
Agriculture Labourer 545 454 91
Household Industries 14 14 0
Other Workers 531 490 41
Marginal Workers 394 43 351
Non Working 3,288 1,200 2,088

Nearby Villages to Dasaj,

Below are the list of villages near Dasaj village in Unjha.

Village Population
Bhunav 3,530
Maktupur 5,197
Lihoda 490
Tundav 4,280
Maherwada 2,446
Amudh 2,463
Khatasana 1,077
Sunak 3,122
Kahoda 7,330
Dabhi 5,364

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